The “Krzyzowa” Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe and the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia, invite young people from Poland, Ukraine, and Germany, aged 15-17, who want to experience an unforgettable week full of inspiring meetings, creative workshops and intercultural experiences to Krzyzowa near Wroclaw from July 27 to August 03, 2025 for a Polish-German-Ukrainian exchange “Art of Relationships”.
The “Art of Relationships” exchange is part of the “LIKHTAR / Ліхтар” networking project.
During the three-cultural exchange, young people will travel deep into the world of history, art and communication, in a place with a unique past. The former estate of the von Moltke family, Nazi oppositionists, today the headquarters of the “Krzyzowa” Foundation for European Understanding, will become a space for building bridges between cultures. During the week we will immerse ourselves in the world of multilingualism, discover the history of the place through creative workshops, and learn what nonviolent communication is in a drama workshop.
Read more: PARTICIPATE! In the Polish-German-Ukrainian youth exchange in Krzyzowa! 27.07-03.08.2025
We are pleased to announce the start of registration for the anniversary edition of the Summer Guitar Festival, which will take place in Krzyżowa from July 20 to 27, 2025!
It is a unique event that has been combining musical education with summer recreation in the picturesque surroundings of Lower Silesia for years. The festival is aimed at all guitar lovers - regardless of age and skill level.
What do we offer participants?
🎶 5 hours of individual lessons with guitar masters - classical, jazz, blues, pop, rock, fingerstyle
🎸 Group workshops - guitar orchestra and pop music band
🏆 Classical playing competitions - Martinez and Quena
📚 Lectures and educational panels
🎨 Instrument exhibitions and presentations by luthiers
🎤 Concerts by outstanding artists - in Krzyżowa and in Świdnica.
Read more: Recruitment for the Summer Guitar Festival 2025 in Krzyżowa has begun!
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What made Krzyżowa a symbol of German-Polish reconciliation? What were the beginnings of the construction of this place as a space for dialog, education and remembrance?
These and many other questions are answered in a moving conversation between Aureliusz Marek Pędziwol and Maryna and Michał Czaplinski, board member of the Krzyżowa Foundation and member of the Foundation's Honorary Council. It is a meeting full of memories, personal reflections and a deep conviction of the strength of the civic community.
There are many topics in the conversation that relate not only to Krzyżowa's past, but also to the city's current mission and future. The interviewees remember the defining moments of the place - both on a symbolic level and on a very concrete level: human decisions, daily work and community involvement.
🔹 Why has Krzyżowa become a place of encounter?
🔹 What role did the civic grassroots initiative play on both sides of the Oder?
🔹 How can historical memory create trust between nations?
This is a remarkable story about how history influences our present and how we can live it wisely. Important words are also spoken: “We will go to Krzyżowa if the Poles invite us” - a symbolic sentence that reminds us that true reconciliation cannot be one-sided. It must be based on mutual respect and a willingness to engage in dialog.
We invite you to read the interview - it is an important voice in the debate on remembrance, responsibility and the future of Europe:
https://forumdialogu.eu/
Read more: “We will go to Krzyżowa if the Poles invite us” - an extraordinary conversation about the history...
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In the foyer of the Palace in Krzyzowa (2nd floor), you can now see the extraordinary exhibition "JAZDA! Ways of Becoming," which is the fruit of an international youth exchange from Poland, France and Germany. The exhibition touches on important and timely topics of identity, migration and memory culture, posing questions that concern us all:
👉 How to find your way in the world?
👉 Can borders - physical and mental - be crossed?
👉 What is solidarity in modern times?
As part of the 2023 project, young volunteers and students worked together to analyze their own experiences and reflections around these questions. The result of their work is this unique exhibition - presented for the first time in June 2024 in Friedland, Germany, and now open to the public in Krzyzowa. The exhibition will remain here for three months before traveling further - to France.
We cordially invite you to visit the exhibition at the Palace in Krzyzowa - it's a great opportunity to see how young people from different countries look at the world and build common narratives about the past, present and future.
The exhibition can be visited until the end of May.
Read more: Visit the exhibition "JAZDA! Ways of Becoming" in Krzyzowa
